Modal auxiliary verbs exercise Complete the following sentences using appropriate modal auxiliary verbs The meaning that you need to convey is given in the brackets You …………… not spit on the road (Prohibition) You …………… not steal (Prohibition) She ………………… behave herself (Necessity) We ………………… obey the rules (Obligation) If you have finished your job, you ……………… go (Permission) I ……………… speak four languages (Ability) She ………………… read when she was just three years old (Past ability) He …………… stand on his head (Ability) My grandmother is eighty She …………… still read without glasses (Ability) 10 ……………… I borrow your camera? (Permission) 11 ‘I’m starving.’ ‘I …………… get you something to eat.’ (Willingness) Answers You must not spit on the road (Prohibition) You must not steal (Prohibition) She must behave herself (Necessity) We should obey the rules (Use must to express strong obligation.) If you have finished your job, you may go (Can is possible in a less formal style.) I can speak four languages She could read when she was just three years old He can stand on his head My grandmother is eighty She can still read without glasses 10 Can / May I borrow your camera? 11 ‘I’m starving.’ ‘I will get you something to eat.’ Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)